The Homeschool Course and
Foundation of Homeschooling Workshop Duo are listed in several
sections as they are the core of Barb's message, and fit into more than
one section, and we don't want them to be missed if someone comes here
just looking in one or two sections.

Homeschool Moms Oasis -
These take place at Barb's home. The base price is $20. If you have
purchased any of my materials that are appropriate for a particular
Oasis you are attending, you get a $5 discount, making it $20. So
choose the right option for you below, and pay by PayPal, if you like.
You are also welcome to pay by cash or check at the Oasis.

wonderful gamut of ideas and
practical tools for organizing every area of

your home ~ from sorting
through and organizing massive messes to what

to DO with
everything so that you can find, access, and USE your stuff!

CREATIVE FLEXIBLE HOME
ORGANIZING - by Barb Shelton

How do
you feel when the main work places or storage spots of your home are
disorderly ormessy? How do you feel when they are in good working
order? ... This pictorial tour of Barb's
home and life ~ with lots of explanations along the way ~ will help and
inspire you to make the most of what you have, organize it better, set
up "centers" in your home that will help you function more efficiently,
and thus create more order and peace in your home, which are part of the
foundation of a peaceful homeschool.

...and...

PAPERS AND RECORDS AND FILES ~ OH MY!!! - by Barb Shelton

Are papers, stacks and piles
eating you alive ~ or at least eating too much of your available living
space? Does it take you too long to find a needed document?!? … To the
rescue, this workshop!!! Learn how to
create order in your work/office
space, computer area, and desk; transform overwhelming piles into
under-control files, bins, and notebooks, deal with mail and incoming
papers; and saving and organizing memories, keepsakes and heirlooms!

2
Audio CD's / 2 hours / 6-pages of Handouts /
Access

to all 330 workshop PowerPoint slides:

All for $15.00

From a homeschool
mom:

"I took a look at your new on-line catalog.
I noticed you've added a few new really great resources! Marilyn
Howshall's
Lifestyle of Learning material introduced me to your "Homeschool
Oasis." I love that name! Your ministry has truly been an oasis for
me! That had to be about 13 years ago, and I started using your
material on setting apart a "season" to renew my mind a year or so
later. Over the years we kind of flip-flopped around in homeschooling
styles, but this year I decided to go back to my first loved
style as presented in Wisdom's Way of Learning with
Homeschool
Oasis support and resources. I'm once again, after 15 years of
homeschooling, very excited about homeschooling my boys!"

The
tendency at the high school level for those just starting out, and even for
seasoned homeschoolers who, up until high school, have taken a more creative
approach, is, as one homeschool mom said, to "just buckle down, take the
textbooks by the horns and just DO it!" She sadly added: "The joy went
right out the window!" This book is oozing with inspiration and practical
HELP to homeschool through high school with joy!!! It contains: record-keeping ideas, what to do
about requirements, how to translate real-life learning into senior high classes
and credits, how to set up your own high school Master Framework Plan, class
"plans" for many classes, masters for transcripts and diplomas,
creative grading guidelines, learning guides for many subject areas, and
complete how-to's for setting up a student notebook. ... Note that
there is also an e-book version available; see further down.

(For those who like listening
to a human voice in addition to reading a book.)

+

For parents with high schoolers now or coming up
soon.

Barb's recommendation is to start reading and thinking all this

through at least 2 years
before you plan to start high school.

Both workshops are
based on Barb's book:

Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+la

High School Organizing, Record-Keeping &
Frameworks:(by Barb Shelton) Practical
help for SETTING UP and ORGANIZING your high school experience, customizing it
to fit YOUR teen(s)! You will find out how to determine what kind of a framework
to choose for high school that fits your and your student's needs, priorities,
and styles, plus how to organize and document ALL your student's learning
experiences, including traditional, natural, non-traditional, real-life
learning!

...and...

Creating High School Classes: (by
Barb Shelton)Three approaches to
creating classes, plus
ideas for creating classes are presented via classes that Barb created for her
own children, and her approach, principles, ideas, and experiences in doing so. Here's how to pull
together all your student's learning experiences, from traditional to natural to
lessons (like music) to sports to life experience ~ and certainly any
combination thereof ~ and turn them into wonderful classes. Many ideas for what
to do for many learning experiences too.

These are the 45 Learning Guides
Forms in section 4 of the book Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+la
plus twice as many ~ 90+ in all!!! These are to help your student
get more learning value out of any experience, and/or document it.
Here's how I create these:

1) Start with an
experience or learning opportunity: a field trip, a concert,
babysitting, considering feasibility of moving out on own, housework
skills, a TV documentary or movie, an art show at the library or mall,
computer activities (of a valuable nature), interviewing a police
officer, attending to a play, doing a room make-over

2) Think through
what you want them to discover, learn, notice, find out, know, or
particularly remember or be aware of experiencing.

3) Make this into a
search-it-out format and/or a chart that will accommodate, enhance,
and bring out what you want them to document.

If you don't want to do this
yourself, and would like to have them all done for you, then this CD is
for you!!! The forms are
cCompletely customizable ~ edit to your
specifications and needs! Tutorial included on the CD to show you how to
edit them. Here are the forms:

These are the High School
Record Keeping Forms found in Section 3 of Senior High: A Home-Designed
Form+U+la. Completely customizable
~ edit to your
specifications and needs! Tutorial included on the CD to show you how to
edit them. Here are the
forms included in this set:

These are the Class
Plans and Check-off Sheets ~ also known as the ACS
(Assignment Check-off Sheet) and TAS (Task Analysis Sheet) Forms ~
found in Section VI-D
of Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+la. Completely customizable
~ edit to your
specifications and needs! Tutorial included on the CD to show you how to
edit them.

(Also available as part of a
set of all three sets of forms for less! See a little further
down.)

(PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING!)

From a homeschool
mom:

"I am so happy that you have these new resources. I have 2 in high
school this year and I am using information from your book and it is
going well. I wish I would have known about this when both of my
children were younger. It has been so much more enjoyable to homeschool
them this past year or so which I know comes from letting them learn
by doing things they are interested in and turning real life things into
credits. I can't thank you
enough!"

This is the syllabus needed to
complete Barb Shelton's Homeschool Course. It comes in two versions:
a do-on-your-computer e-book, which you open up and type right on your computer, or
there's version that you can
print out and write in by hand. You have much more flexibility
doing it on your computer as the space needed for your answers just expands
as you type, but some prefer a printed version.

Because this course must be thoroughly understood before signing up for
it, the course can be purchased only on this page that presents and
explains it:
Homeschool Course / "A Season of
Re-Education". And YOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE THIS HERE IF YOU
ARE SIGNING UP FOR THE COURSE as a Course Syllabus is included in the Course
Start-up Packet.)

Here are the "Personal Studies for Parents"
that are included in above Syllabus:

The
Heart of True Education
(by Barb Shelton)True
education is so much more than mere academics! And until we
understand what it really is, we will operate out of fear rather
than wisdom. Before you go one more inch on your path of
homeschooling, make sure you are headed in the right direction!
In this workshop Barb will help you discern ~ and encourage you to
follow ~ the voice of the Lord for your own family over the many
loud voices of the world. And because the primary purpose of true
education is "preparing us for the works God has prepared
beforehand that we may walk in them," what's "right and best" will
be different for each family and each child. A generic,
one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter education does not, indeed, fit
all! Broadening your view of "education" and getting a scriptural
"God' eye view" of it is essential to making homeschooling all
that it can be! You will save yourself hundreds of dollars in
unused, misused or overused curriculum, and years of frustration!
Too many people find out too late that they were on the wrong
path! With vulnerability and humor, she offers much spiritual and
practical encouragement, research, examples, and scripture verses
that will release you from fear and intimidation of homeschooling
through high school and help keep you from missing out on God's
richest blessings for you and your student! The two tapes
total about 3 hours. Handouts are included. You are free to share
this with your support group!

...and...

Preparing Heart
'n' Soul 'n' Guts NOW to Homeschool to the END!!! (by
Barb Shelton)Does the thought of homeschooling through high school give you the shivers every time you think of it? Whether high school is still several years away or you're already DOing it, you don't have to continue to be plagued by fear any longer! Deal with the myths, intimidations and misperceptions head-on, and once and for all! It takes some time to go through this process, so do yourself a favor and get thinking about it EARLY ON.
The focus for this workshop is high school concerns ~ which are best to get OUT of the way as early on as
possible ~ we will NOT be focusing on "high school
how-to's." It is the fears at this level that are delved
into, like the diploma issue, can I do this, will my child be missing
out. With these fears dealt with (a clean swift "death blow") you will
be free to approach high school with vision and confidence!

As we look at all
the many components of this topic ~ how to prevent rebellion,
communicate, etc., remember that the how-to’s, steps, and signs
are all for nothing if we do not have our children’s hearts.
I am amazed at how many people do not have good, healthy, flowing
relationships with their kids, and yet they assume this is normal
and natural ~ and that it’s OK ~ for disrespect to reign in the
home. Well, indeed it *is* "normal"; but it's sure not God's
"norm"! He has SOOOO much MORE for His precious people!!!
This is a good place to start!

In
this one hour session Dave and I share "our story." It is not so
much a "workshop" as it is a testimony of God's amazing power to
work, even when He has only
extremely lumpy and imperfect clay to work with, and even when the clay does
NOT want to be worked with! We have now been married for 26
years (as of fall 2001), but ours is NOT a "they got married and
live happily ever after" story. Of course, very few seem to
have stories of that
nature. Several years ago we came very close to divorce,
even being separated for six months. Our story is not
simple, not easy to hear, nor will what happened with us be true
for ~ or work with ~ other couples in similar (sinking) boats.
But we KNOW that nothing is impossible with God!!!!!!!! And
we love to tell what He did to save our marriage from
the brink of hell, and redeem it to the point of not being able to
recognize it from our earlier years. Some will come away
with renewed hope for their own situations, others will have
further insight for how to keep their marriages from drifting into
the "danger zone," and others will come away simply saying "Wow!!!
GOD IS AMAZING!!!" And, of course, you will know "us" a
little (lot) better in the process. (1 Kleenex included.)

In this workshop,
Barb shares the "heart 'n' soul" of this message; not a format or
formula, but the *heart* issues involved. We do not promote or unpromote "courtship,"
"betrothal" or any approach; we simply want to get kids
and parents to see the need for getting God's heart on this matter
and attain to simple purity and integrity ~ and wisdom ~ in how
they approach relationships with the opposite s_x*.

1 CD + 1-page Handout / 1 hour /
$8.00

(PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING!)

ABOVE: Chrissy
getting her engagement ring from Tory (our son and middle

child)! Read their
wedding story
here, and Tory's heart before marriage
here.

Let's pull the spiritual cobwebs off the word
"redeem" and get it actively working in our lives on a regular basis! What does
this word *really* mean? WHAT all can God redeem? HOW does He do this? How do
we know what HE does and what WE do? On this tape you'll find out why this
word is one of Barb's "Top 5 Favorite Words of All Time," what God has redeemed
in her and her husband Dave's 27-year marriage (they will share a "sweetened
condensed" version of their testimony, which includes a six-month separation
several years ago), and how to get this wonderful and powerful word working in
YOUR life - in whatever areas are in need of God's REDEEMING power! Two "short
but sweet" verses that have carried Barb through many dark valleys are?
"Nothing is too difficult for Me [to redeem]!" and "My power [to redeem] shows
up best in weak people.

Are
you among those who have a superficial and possibly
incorrect perspective on "obeying
the governing authorities"? With our culture moving in the
direction
it is ~ away from God ~ it is vital that
we gain a correct view of it, as anything but God's perspective
will ultimately lead us away from peace and walking in His perfect
will for us.
Many of our freedoms are being eroded away, people right in our
own "land of the
free" have been put in jail for
homeschooling, having Bible studies in their home, talking about
God or sharing the Bible in school. Going to jail for our
faith is of grave concern, but what our first concern should be
what would God have us do? We must act out of
"conviction", not merely "preference." This workshop will
help you get to that place by revealing the underlying issues and
what God's Word has to say about them.

Being the
provider for and the head of the family, a husband and a dad - AND
a HOMESCHOOLING one at that - can seem like "Mission Impossible."
But God doesn't call us to something that He doesn't also equip us
for. The problem
is usually not in the equipping, but in understanding what God
even wants in the first place! Do you know what God's blueprint
for the "Ultimate Homeschool Super-Dad and Husband" is? Hint:
There *isn't* one! If God made all dads alike, then He wouldn't
have had any reason to create YOU. Of course, He does have a few
"specs" that apply across the board, and they are not
unattainable! In fact it can actually be fun if you start out by
seeking God's definition, for you personally, and then trust that He
will be "faithful to complete the work He began in you." God put
unique things into each man that He has a specific purpose for and
wants to impart to his own family. Dave shares insights, encouragement, and many good
hunting and fishing stori-- uuuh, we mean, many good
insights for dads
striving "to be all that they can be"! ~ especially in their own homes!

Dave
has been a police officer for 35 years, (see picture below, with
son, Tory), Barb's husband for 38
years (no small feat, according to Barb), and the "wind beneath
Barb's and their homeschool business' wings" for the past 20 years,
(all the above year-amounts are as of
Autumn 2013), so he has
a wealth of experience from which to share. He's also been
hunting and fishing for much longer than any of these, so if a good hunting story accidentally slips out here
'n' there, oh well!!!!! (Dave ~ aka "Dad," "Grampa," and
"Hon" ~ is actually, really, and truly as neat, cool, and
wonderful as portrayed in these pictures!!!!!!!!)
(WARNING: Dave's comfort (and expert) ~ zone in in the
arenas of being "Dad," "Grampa," husband, policeman, fisherman,
and hunter. Being a speaker takes him way OUT of that
comfort zone, even though he does a good job of it. So the
warning is just that, in this talk, he reads his notes, but know
that it comes directly from his heart ~ and is validated by his
life! ... (This and one other conference in 2003 were the
only two times I could get him to do a workshop, after which he
retreated back to his comfort zone of the wonderful life of loving
his family, so I was glad to have this workshop by him.)

[From
the back of the book:] "What is behind today's raging political
corruption, mass illiteracy and cultural disintegration? The
research points to the public school system ~ the origin of the worst
ideas and most destructive influences in our society. The research
also says that the destructive influences are about to become much
worse, as the public school system trades its academic mandate for a
federal position as a bureaucratic employment agency run by economic and
social engineers. Government officials have proven themselves
unresponsive to the complaints of teachers and parents, and powerless to
stop the insanity. The only solution left is in the hands of
parents, and parents alone. To Protect their children from the new
demands of the federal system, parents must withdraw their children and
assume complete responsibility for their education. Parents who
are concerned about their country and their children are leaving the
system in record numbers. You can too, and this book will show you
how and why to do it immediately." (NOTE: This book
used to sell at $10, but it was stored in a moist place, so the two
staples binding it have rusted just a bit ~ thus the $2 discount!)

[WRITE-UP
FROM THE LOL E-STORE:] This book contains the personal account of
Marilyn’s homeschool journey. It is a testimony of the grace of God and
His faithfulness to perform His promises when a heart and life are
submitted to Him. Each of the chapter titles and accompanying Scripture
passages represent the seasons God lovingly brought her through.

Marilyn’s journey began with a groping wandering in many directions until she
found the path or ‘roadway in the wilderness’ on which the Lord wanted her to
continue her journey. The landscape changed many times throughout her
wilderness search and the adventures along the way were many and varied.
However, each played a part in God’s plan to bring her into her ‘promised
land.’ In the midst, He was faithful to show her a ‘door of hope’ through
which she would enter more fully into His plan for her and her family.

One of the lessons she learned was that He did not want her to be ‘planted’ in
the wilderness, but rather each step of obedience would lead her closer to her
promised land of righteousness, peace, and joy in her homeschool and family
life.

As the
message unfolds, you will learn how the Lifestyle of Learning approach
developed and the specifics of Marilyn’s own self-education that resulted in
her ultimately surrendering all to follow the Lord in her homeschooling
endeavors. Many moms will relate with this story.

(Most of the Lifestyle of Learning resources are in digital format.
However, we (Dave and Barb) have several hard (actual hold-in-your-hand)
copies of this book. We will continue to send this as long as our
supply (which started out at 60) lasts. Once they are gone, we
will be linking you to the e-book format of this book at the Lifestyle
of Learning online catalog.)

Softbound Booklet; stapled binding / 64 pages (5½" X 8") /
$5.00

(PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING!)

FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGE 12 & UNDER

Just a small sneak preview of what's
in this resource! Click on each picture to see a larger view of
it.

This CD oozes with practical help for
organizing homeschool, chores, and life, plus how to set up a flexible lesson
plan based on a healthy balancing and weaving of your child's own interests,
real-life experiences and their academic needs, and how organize it for/with
your child. You'll also get ideas for getting and keeping your home and
homeschool in order, your day running smoothly, your stuff (including kids'
jobs) organized.

This CD contains three sections: Booklet Building,
Real-Life Learning Tools, and Organizing Homeschool, Chores, &
and Life. Each of the three sections starts with a chapter
explaining the concepts and approach for that arena. And each form within
each section has an explanation of that form, plus samples and/or ideas for how
to use it. Just scroll down to the next page after the form. There are two lesson
plan format-charts (masters) for two age-span levels that cover up to two weeks
of learning. I used these for many years with my own children, and they are not
at all overwhelming! In fact, they are simple, yet detailed and thorough!

These are the forms and (most of) the text found in these three resources by
Barb: The Booklet
Building Book, The Homeschool Jumpstart Navigator,
and the “Real-Life Homeschool Record Keeping” seminar.
Use as-is or customize and edit to your specifications! (My understanding is that the PDF files, which we recently added, are
not customizable; however you can open and print them.) Here
are all the forms listed within the topic they are in:

"Raymond and Dorothy Moore have
prepared this influential book to show how, by using the everyday resources and
experiences of your own home environment, you can truly enjoy your child and
give him or her a wholesome, first-class education that neither stifles
creativity nor hampers character development."

From Barb:
This was THE very first book I read about homeschooling ~ waaaaaay back in 1982
~ and it turned my life upside-down, and my thinking inside-out in the three days
it took me to read it! There is much practical help and many ideas for how
to bring your children ~ of various age groups ~ alongside you to learn as you
live life!

This book is by Barb
Shelton andyour child!(See lower right corner of the cover! For a larger
picture, just click on it!) It is a tool that any parent can use easily,
designed to help you help your child learn to read in a relaxed, logical,
life-related manner. It presents three easy framework options which you can use
to help your child discover, one bite-sized step at a time, the basics of
phonics. Just the right size for the budding reader to work with, it's bound at
the top for easy writing for both "lefties" and "righties."
The sounds are presented in alphabetical order for quick access. On each page
are two charts, each with a different sound or phonogram, with 7 spaces in which
the child can write in words as they are discovered in real life and as the
child is read to. Click here to see 2
sample charts from the book!

* I have deleted the "e"
from the word "s_x" because certain servers, in an attempt to
keep web surfing safe and pure for their customers, block any web pages
~ even entire sites ~ from being accessed if they contain "that
word." My web site is hardly one for Christian families
wanting to deepen their walks with God or help their children purify
their relationships to be banned from!